writing as a test & lessons from Range - by Jonathan Pierre
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this newsletter & lessons from Range
“The Atlas” by Michelangelo (unfinished) A quote to open this first newsletter: “Writing about something, even something you know well, usually shows you that you didn't know it as well as you thought. Putting ideas into words is a severe test. The first words you choose are usually wrong; you have to rewrite sentences over and over to get them exactly right. And your ideas won't just be imprecise, but incomplete too.” — Paul Graham, ”Putting Ideas As Words” While starting this newsletter was a bit of an impulse, what PG writes above feels pretty accurate. By writing for myself, I’ve…
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